Management & Leadership in a Multi-Site Church
Next month will mark our 10 year anniversary as a multi-site church. We started our second campus in the fall of 1999. In 2003, we merged with an existing church and in 2006 we launched 2 additional campuses in movie theaters here in town. Today, we have 5 campuses and 1100+ staff.… READ MORE
Choosing Between Facebook Groups & Fan Pages
Not sure when to setup a group vs a page on Facebook? Depending on your communication strategy, you will find that both have similar but different features. Here are a few articles on the differences between the two and how you can make the most of them:
http://mashable.com/2009/05/27/facebook-page-vs-group/
http://whyfacebook.com/2008/11/25/facebook-groups-vs-facebook-pages-which-is-best/
http://www.gottaquirk.com/2009/01/29/facebook-fan-vs-pages/
We chose to setup a fan page for Second Baptist Church because it provided us the capability of feeding our events and media from second.org into Facebook using RSS feeds.… READ MORE
Responding to Blog Posts about Your Church
Jeremiah Owyang shared some interesting info from the US Airforce. Thier Public Affairs Emerging Technology Division released a diagram of how to respond to 3rd party blog posts. Jeremiah is right, we can all learn from this…especially as it relates to the church. As a pastor and IT Director, what people are saying about our church (and more importantly God's Church) is important.… READ MORE
Relationship between IT, Communications & Media
Both the church and technology are ever changing. Churches have to work strategically to maximize its staff, resources, and work processes; otherwise, they'll likely experience duplication of effort, inefficiency, excessive expenditures. This is more true with IT, Communications and Media than any other area of the church.… READ MORE
Text Messaging Surpasses Phone Calls
Here are some interesting (but not surprising) stats and trends from the front page of USA Today.
About Equip Them
Equip Them focuses on technology as tools for evangelism and spiritual formation in the church and family. It is the personal blog of David Drinnon, pastor and Director of Information Technology and Websites at Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX. The opinions and views expressed on this site are his own and do not necessarily represent those of his church.
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